Jim Barakat
Democratic · MA
Braintree public-defense attorney with more than a decade representing accused and marginalized people across Massachusetts, and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Norfolk District Attorney.
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
Barakat said he would not have charged Karen Read on the available investigation and would freshly review cases involving former state trooper Michael Proctor.
July 7, 2026For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 19, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Barakat made police accountability, reducing incarceration, diversion, decriminalization, victim support, and treatment of immigration enforcement core elements of his District Attorney platform.
July 18, 2026For
Source: teambarakat.com · researched July 19, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Barakat made police accountability, reducing incarceration, diversion, decriminalization, victim support, and treatment of immigration enforcement core elements of his District Attorney platform.
July 18, 2026For
Source: teambarakat.com · researched July 19, 2026
Barakat said he would not have charged Karen Read on the available investigation and would freshly review cases involving former state trooper Michael Proctor.
July 7, 2026For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 19, 2026
General
· 2 records
Barakat has worked for more than a decade as a Massachusetts public-defense attorney representing accused people, families, and marginalized clients.
July 18, 2026
Source: teambarakat.com · researched July 19, 2026
Barakat said his public-defender background makes him an outsider to the career-prosecutor and political networks that usually dominate prosecutorial offices.
July 18, 2026
Source: teambarakat.com · researched July 19, 2026
Elections
- Norfolk District Attorney Democratic Primary · September 1, 2026 · Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Profile last researched July 19, 2026.